Investor presentationUPFACTORY MATERIALS
We develop and license high-performance products from hard-to-recycle waste.
Purpose & problem
Our purpose is to create viable end markets for hard-to-recycle waste by developing products that manufacturers can produce and customers want to buy.
Difficult waste needs viable outlets. Disposal economics and customer requirements create pressure to find alternatives.
Establish applications that create demand for these materials.
Manufacturers may have the technology to process these materials, but still need products that customers want to buy.
Develop products that meet market demand, can be manufactured reliably and are commercially viable.
Product and system suppliers need materials that meet application performance requirements and customers’ sustainability expectations at a viable cost.
Develop and qualify materials that combine the required performance with recycled content and commercial viability.
Our solution
UFM develops products, qualifies them with OEM partners and licenses them to manufacturers. Manufacturers use waste supplied by waste generators and managers to produce the products and sell them to product and system suppliers.
Waste generators and managers
We assess difficult waste streams and develop commercially viable product applications.
Manufacturers
We develop and license products designed to meet market demand.
Product and system suppliers
We develop and qualify materials to meet application performance requirements and customers’ sustainability expectations at a viable cost.
Our products
Tailored to the requirements of each application
Surface finishCore compositionBoard thicknessApplications
Select an application to view examples.
How we develop
Our approach draws on first-hand experience developing the technology and equipment, manufacturing these materials and selling the resulting products. We understand the challenges from development through to market adoption.
Revenue & retained value
UFM earns royalties from licensed product sales, fees for material verification and product development, and commissions on qualifying feedstock flows.
Licensed manufacturers pay a royalty on sales of products using UFM know-how. The working commercial target is 5% of licensed product sales value.
Waste originators or development partners pay to assess their materials and develop an application. Indicative fees are €5,000–€50,000 per assignment.
The contracting sourcing or processing partner pays UFM for qualifying feedstock flows. The working target is 10% of the applicable gate fee.
Revenue & retained value
Products developed for one market can support expansion into others through existing and future manufacturing partners, with local adaptation and qualification where necessary.
Partnerships & track record
Product-development relationships
We have existing relationships with global and local companies to develop and qualify products for their markets.
Feedstock partnerships
We have existing partnerships with waste producers and a strategic partnership with a waste-management company.
Our team
Executive Director
Operations & Business Development
Leads day-to-day company operations and business development in Europe.
Executive Director
Finance & Strategy
Leads financial management and contributes to the company’s strategic direction.
Head of Product Development
Materials, Formulations & Testing
Leads the product development team, developing board formulations and samples for specific applications.
Business Development
United States & Product Development
Leads business development in the United States and contributes to product development.
Financing & Controlling
Investor Relations
Leads financing activities and financial planning, reporting and performance monitoring.
Market & growth
Our growth approach builds on practical experience in product development, waste-to-product applications and manufacturing deployment.
Design products around the performance requirements of specific construction and industrial applications.
Identify uses in their buildings, industrial operations and logistics.
License products and help manufacturers expand sales and production into other markets.
Offer a product portfolio that gives partners a commercial reason to establish manufacturing plants.
Financial outlook
Projected UFM revenue · €M
| €M | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0.48 | 1.91 | 4.70 | 7.30 | 9.03 |
| Net costs incl. capex | 1.69 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.35 |
| Revenue less net costs | -1.20 | 0.86 | 3.55 | 6.05 | 7.67 |
Figures subject to final review. Net costs include capital expenditure; the result shown is not EBITDA.
The investment
Hire product-development and business-development staff, and add equipment to test materials and develop products.
Fund product development, testing and certification so products meet customer requirements and are ready for manufacture.
Develop customer demand, secure manufacturing licenses and introduce products into additional markets.
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